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Valentine - Hand assembled with scrap

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Valentine - Hand assembled with scrap
  • Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
  • Date: ca. 1875
  • Medium: Heavy card stock, chromolithography, die-cut scraps, brown silk ribbon
  • Dimensions: Width: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
    Length: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Ephemera, Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.1136.877
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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